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Plant in Spring/Bloom in Summer

The dimensions and quantities indicated are our recommendations to ensure your satisfaction and success. However, to create that bold splash of color, never hesitate to plant your bulbs even closer together, especially in your formal beds.

When planting bulbs in your lawn or in a naturalized area space them a little further apart. For a total natural look toss handsful of bulbs around and plant them where they fall.

Don't sweat the details too much, general rules of thumb are: space bulbs 2x their width apart and plant them 3x as deep as they are high. So don't worry if the kids(or you) are off by an inch here and there.

The planting depths indicated are measured from the base of the bulbs.

Always plant flower bulbs with the pointed ends up. But not to worry if some end up sideways, bulbs are not that fussy, it may take a bit longer but eventually they too will bloom.

Plant in Spring/Bloom in Summer

Plant in Spring

Space Apart

Plant Depth

Bulbs Per

(bloom in Summer)

In

CM

In

CM

square ft

Achimenes

2

5

1

2

15

Acidanthera

3

8

4

10

15

Alocasia

40

100

**

**

n/a

Amaryllis

8

20

5**

13**

1

Anemone

3

8

3

8

15

Babiana

2

5

4

10

15

Begonia

6

15

1**

3**

3

Begonia Bertini

12

30

1**

3**

1

Bletilla

6

15

1

3

3

Caladium

10

25

4

10

1

Canna

16

40

3

8

1

Chlidanthus

4

10

3

8

5

Colocasia

20

50

**

**

n/a

Crinum

16

40

5**

13**

1

Crocosmia (aka Montbretia)

2

5

3

8

15

Dahlia

16

40

**

**

n/a

Eucomis

5

13

3

8

5

Freesia

2

5

3

8

15

Gladiolus

5

13

6

15

7

Gladiolus (low growing)

4

10

4

10

10

Gloriosa

12

30

3

8

1

Hymenocallis

6

15

4**

10**

5

Ixia

2

5

3

8

20

Leucocoryne

3

8

2

5

15

Liatris

5

13

1

3

12

Lilium

8

20

8

20

3

Nerine

6

15

2**

5**

5

Polianthes

8

20

3

8

3

Ranunculus

3

8

3

8

15

Sparaxis

2

5

3

8

20

Sprekelia

6

15

4**

10**

3

Tigridia

5

13

3

8

7

Triteleia

2

5

3

8

20

Tritonia

3

8

2

5

20

Zantedeschia aethiopica

16

40

6

15

1

Zantedeschia

12

30

4

10

2

Zephyranthes

3

8

2

5

15

** Amaryllis belladonna: do not plant too deep, the neck of the bulb should only be at soil level. Adjust your planting depth according to the size of the bulb.
** Begonias: do not plant too deep, rounded side down, hollow side up just below or at soil level. Adjust your planting depth according to the size of the bulb.
** Colocasia: top of the tubers should be covered with 2" / 5 cm of soil. Adjust the planting depth according to the size of your tubers.
** Crinum powellii: do not plant too deep, the neck of the bulb should only be at soil level. Adjust your planting depth according to the size of the bulb.
** Dahlias: do not plant too deep, the crown of the tuber should be just below or at soil level. Adjust your planting depth according to the size of the tuber.
** Hymenocallis: do not plant too deep, the neck of the bulb should only be at soil level. Adjust your planting depth according to the size of the bulb.
** Nerine: do not plant too deep, the neck of the bulb should only be at soil level. Adjust your planting depth according to the size of the bulb.
** Sprekelia: do not plant too deep, the neck of the bulb should only be at soil level. Adjust your planting depth according to the size of the bulb.